Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6817636 | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2018 | 31 Pages |
Abstract
Results: of the current study confirm and extend the previous findings, demonstrating that theory of mind may represent a social cognitive mechanism linking endogenous oxytocin and maternal behavior. Important changes in the oxytocinergic system during late pregnancy may help prepare for motherhood by promoting the awareness of social cues, which in turn promote maternal behavior from the early postpartum to the early childhood years.
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Authors
Anna L. MacKinnon, C. Sue Carter, Nancy Feeley, Ian Gold, Barbara Hayton, Sangeetha Santhakumaran, Phyllis Zelkowitz,